Autumn 2013: Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens

Visit Date: 11/21/2013 (Best Viewing TIme: late November to early December)

Koishikawa Kōrakuen (小石川後楽園) is one of the oldest and best preserved parks in Tokyo and one of the surviving gardens from the Edo period. Numerous maple and ginkgo trees are planted along walking trails that lead to ponds, bridges, and man-made hills, providing one of the most pleasing autumn viewing spot in the city.

The Koishikawa Kōrakuen (小石川後楽園) is a large urban park in the Koishikawa neighborhood of Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese garden  dates from the early Edo period.[1] and is one of three surviving daimyō gardens of the many that were created during that period, the others being the Rikugi-en  and the Hama Rikyū gardens.

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The Koishikawa garden, formally called Koishikawa-kōraku-en (小石川後楽園), is a small garden jewel in Tokyo. Well preserved from the Edo period (1603-1868), it is one of the oldest gardens in Tokyo. The daimyo and son of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, Tokugawa Yorifusa started to build the garden in 1629, and his son Tokugawa Mitsukuni finished it in 1669 with the help of the Chinese scholar Shu Shunsui.

The wagtails, longclaws, and pipits are a family, Motacillidae, of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. Around 70 species occur in five genera. The longclaws are entirely restricted to the Afrotropics, and the wagtails are predominantly found in Europe, Africa, and Asia, with two species migrating and breeding in Alaska. The pipits have the most cosmopolitan distribution, being found mostly in the Old World, but occurring also in the Americas and oceanic islands such as New Zealand  and the Falklands. Two African species, the yellow-breasted pipit and Sharpe's longclaw, are sometimes placed in a separate seventh genus, Hemimacronyx, which is closely related to the longclaws.[1]

The white-browed wagtail or large pied wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis) is a medium-sized bird and is the largest member of the wagtail family. They are conspicuously patterned with black above and white below, a prominent white brow, shoulder stripe and outer tail feathers. White-browed wagtails are native to South Asia, common near small water bodies and have adapted to urban environments where they often nest on roof tops. The specific name is derived from the Indian city of Madras  (now Chennai).

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INTERNATIONAL DEBUT OF TOWHID HRIDOY

South Africa defeated Bangladesh by four runs in Match 21 of the ICC T20 World Cup on June 10 at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, New York. This was their third win of the tournament, and they have almost made it to the Super 8 stage. The Proteas defended 113 runs successfully on a challenging pitch for the batters.

Towhid Hridoy is a Bangladeshi cricketer born on December 4, 2000, in Bogra District, Bangladesh. He made his international debut in March 2023, scoring 92 off 85 balls in his ODI debut against Ireland. Hridoy has played for various teams, including Bangladesh U19, Sylhet Sixers, Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, Fortune Barishal, Bangladesh A, Bangladesh Emerging Team, Sylhet Strikers, Bangladesh, Jaffna Kings, and Comilla Victorians. His net worth is estimated to be around $5 million.